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Criminalistics
An Introduction to Forensic Science
11th Edition
Richard Saferstein, Ph. D.
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, Contents
To the Instructor
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Syllabi
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Chapter 2: The Crime Scene
11
Chapter 3: Physical Evidence
21
Chapter 4: Crime scene Reconstruction: Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
28
Chapter 5: Death Investigation
39
Chapter 6: Fingerprints
49
Chapter 7: The Microscope
59
Chapter 8: Firearms, Tool Marks, and Other Impressions
68
Chapter 9: Matter, Light, and Glass Examination
81
Chapter 10: Hairs and Fibers
93
Chapter 11: Drugs
102
Chapter 12: Forensic Toxicology
117
Chapter 13: Metals, Paint, and Soil
128
Chapter 14: Forensic Serology
139
Chapter 15: DNA: The Indispensable Forensic Science Tool
148
Chapter 16: Forensic Aspect of Fire and Explosion Investigation
158
Chapter 17: Document Examination
170
Chapter 18: Computer Forensics
177
Chapter 19: Mobile Device Forensics
187
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